Covenant Reformed News – December 2002, Volume IX, Issue 8
This article examines the doctrine of biblical inspiration (God-breathed Scripture) and addresses whether English Bible translations, particularly the Authorised Version, can be considered equally inspired as the original manuscripts. The author defends the AV's translation methodology while clarifying the important theological distinction between the inspiration of the autographs and the work of translators.
God-Breathed Scripture (2) Last time we considered the fact (not the theory!) of the divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God [literally, God-breathed]” (II Tim. 3:16). But what about Bible versions? Are any of them “God-breathed”? The CPRF uses the Authorised Version (AV) for two main reasons. First, we believe that the AV is translated from the best Hebrew and Greek manuscripts – manuscripts which have been preserved in and used by the church...